The definition and diaggnosis of childhood schizophrenia are more difficult and various than the schizophrenia of the adults. The authors presented a case of the childhood schizophrenia and several discussions about the diagnostic criteria and the prognosis of the childhood schizophrenia. A male child of 5 years old was admitted t.o the National Mental Hospital, because he was mute9 overtly excited, assaultive and hyperactive. During admission of about 3 months and the period of one years after discharge from the hospital, the child became mild and somewhat cooperative but the persistent mutism was not improved. At the conclusion, the authors were impressed that the improvement of the difficulties of treatment and poor prognosis of childhood schizophrenia must be gained by the enthusiastic studies of child patient.
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